Naval aviation took off on San Diego’s North Island in 1911 with the help of pioneer aircraft manufacturer Glenn Curtiss.

Adam Estes examines the legacy of the Battle of Midway through the story of "Midway Madness," the last surviving Douglas SBD ...

What does it take to become a naval aviator? For Captain Juston Kuch, Former Commander of Naval Air Station Meridian, the answer begins with curiosity, discipline, and a lifelong love of aviation. In ...

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

Flying a fighter jet is often compared to being in a car crash over and over again. Retired Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a TOPGUN graduate and former instructor, remembers being ...

"There's no question that the extended deployment, the material degradations and so forth, are going to have that kind of ...

The Navy completed a demonstration of its manned-unmanned teaming capabilities to further the development of its ...

With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its tailhook to complete a “trap,” the Navy’s term for a safe landing on the ...

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, an ace naval aviator who resigned from Congress in disgrace after pleading guilty to corruption charges, died Wednesday at age 83. The San Diego Union ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...